G&K Services Receives Sixth Consecutive 50 Best Employers Award in Canada

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GKSR), a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services, today announced that it was named one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada for the sixth consecutive year. The award confidentially surveys company employees along with leadership teams and is sponsored by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine, as well as the global consulting firm, Hewitt Associates.

“We’re honored to be acknowledged as one of the ‘Best 50 Employers’ in Canada for the sixth consecutive year,” said Robert Wood, president of G&K Services Canada. “This award is based on a confidential survey of our people and a strong testament that G&K is a great place to work and build a career.”

G&K Services has a long history of being a strong employer and providing excellent service to our Canadian customers. Today, G&K is the market leader in Canada, employing approximately 1,500 people.

“We’re proud of our Canadian team for again achieving this outstanding recognition,” said Douglas Milroy, chief executive officer of G&K Services, Inc. “G&K takes great pride in providing a safe and rewarding work environment for all employees. As a service business, a positive and fulfilling workplace drives employee satisfaction, which leads to great customer service.”

This year’s 50 Best Employers in Canada survey was based on responses from over 100,000 employees and 1,200 leaders at more than 200 organizations. The results and an article on the winners were published in The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business on December 30, 2009 and in La Presse on January 5, 2010. In addition, the study results can be accessed at www.hewitt.com/bestemployerscanada.

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Information concerning potential factors that could affect future financial results is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009.

About G&K Services, Inc.

G&K Services, Inc. is a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services in the United States, and is the largest such provider in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services employs nearly 8,000 employees serving approximately 175,000 customers from over 170 facilities in North America and Europe. G&K Services is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol GKSR and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. For more information on G&K Services, visit the company’s website at www.gkservices.com.

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